robbery
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English
Etymology
From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räuberei (“robbery, banditry”).
Displaced native Old English rēaflāc.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒbəɹi/, /ˈɹɒbɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑbəɹi/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: rob‧bery
Noun
robbery (countable and uncountable, plural robberies)
- The act or practice of robbing.
- (crime) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
- bank robbery
Hypernyms
(attempt of taking the property of another by threat): larceny
Hyponyms
- (attempt of taking the property of another by threat): piracy, armed robbery, aggravated robbery, highway robbery, mugging, carjacking, extortion, stick-up (slang), blagging (slang), steaming (slang), dacoity
Derived terms
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Translations
act or practice of robbing
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attempt of taking the property of another by threat
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Middle English
Noun
robbery
- Alternative form of robberie